Remembering History: Queen Ranavalona III, Madagascar’s last Queen (1861-1917) "Ranavalona tried to stave off colonization by strengthening trade and diplomatic relations with the United States and Great Britain. However, French attacks on coastal port towns and an assault on the capital city of Antananarivo ultimately led to the capture of the royal palace in 1895, ending the autonomy of the century-old kingdom." She was allowed to remain at first, but exiled from her country by the French in 1897.

Queen Ranavalona III, Madagascar’s last Queen (1861-1917) "Ranavalona tried to stave off colonization by strengthening trade and diplomatic relations with the United States and Great Britain. However, French attacks on coastal port towns and an assault on the capital city of Antananarivo ultimately led to the capture of the royal palace in 1895, ending the autonomy of the century-old kingdom." She was allowed to remain at first, but exiled from her country by the French in 1897.

Queen Ranavalona III, Madagascar’s last Queen (1861-1917) "Ranavalona tried to stave off colonization by strengthening trade and diplomatic relations with the United States and Great Britain. However, French attacks on coastal port towns and an assault on the capital city of Antananarivo ultimately led to the capture of the royal palace in 1895, ending the autonomy of the century-old kingdom." She was allowed to remain at first, but exiled from her country by the French in 1897.